Jamie Lynn Dyer and Kyle Burke Ford

March 18, 2013

Miss Jamie Lynn Dyer and Mr. Kyle Burke Ford were united in marriage on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at half past four o'clock in the evening at the historic Nichols Cottage, a private residence in Saranac Lake, New York. Their friend, Rob Carr, officiated the ceremony, and music for the ceremony was provided by cellist Brian Donnat, and recording artist Lisa Piccirillo. A ceremony reading was performed by Jess Collier, friend of the bride and groom. A tented, vintage-themed reception, held on the Cottage grounds, followed the ceremony. On the eve of the wedding, the groom's parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Interlaken in Lake Placid, New York.The bride is the daughter of Mr. Mark Madore and the late Mrs. Darcie Madore of Presque Isle, Maine. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Frank Tetreault of Hudson, Maine and the late Ms. Janet Edgecomb of Presque Isle, Maine. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Ford of Saranac Lake, New York. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Burke of Colonie, New York and Mrs. Carol Ford and the late Mr. Ray Ford of Mt. Ida, Arkansas. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a V-neck, trumpet-style dress of pale gold satin and ivory lace. The gown featured hand-embroidered crystals and pearls on the sash, a scalloped semi-cathedral train, and was complemented with a fingertip veil edged in lace. The bride carried a hand-tied bouquet of burgundy dahlias, ivory and soft pink garden roses, soft pink spray roses, white snaps, white freesia, bupleurum, rosemary and green hanging amaranthus adorned with a small globe necklace her mother gave her. She completed her outfit with vintage crystal earrings and bracelet from the 1930's and a garnet and marcasite ring that belonged to her grandmother. Bridesmaids included Miss Cameo Madore of Presque Isle, sister of the bride, Mr. Chris Morris of Saranac Lake, New York, Miss Katharine Glenn of Saranac Lake, New York, Miss Hannah Gay of Evanston, Illinois, and Miss Georgeanne Gaffney of Saranac Lake, New York. The bridesmaids wore cocktail-length gowns in Matisse Blue silk chiffon, and Chris wore a black tuxedo with tie and vest of a similar color. The women each carried a hand-tied bouquet of soft pink spray roses, hot pink spray roses, white queen Anne's lace, bupleurum, and green amaranthus, and Chris had a hot pink spray rose boutonniere. Groomsmen included Mr. Devon Ford of Chicago, Illinois, brother of the groom, Mr. Michael Anissimoff of Ottawa, Canada, Mr. Michael Mullan of Woodstock, Vermont, Mr. James Sater of Brooklyn, New York and Mr. Dustin Drury of Brooklyn, New York. The ring bearer was Mr. Cooper Madore of Presque Isle, brother of the bride.
The bride is a 2002 graduate of Presque Isle High School in Presque Isle, Maine. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Fine Arts in 2006, and now works as a Major Gifts Officer at The Wild Center, The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, in Tupper Lake, New York. The groom is a 2001 graduate of Saranac Lake High School in Saranac Lake, New York. He graduated from Skidmore College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Theatre, and in 2009 with his Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design. He is now working on his second major body of photographic work, Forever Wild, and teaches Photography at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Jamie and Kyle spent their honeymoon backpacking through Bali, Indonesia and now reside in Saranac Lake, New York.